1996 CENSUS: REVIEW OF ENUMERATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN THE 1996 CENSUS

Arienne AlphenaarGrazyna Majchrzak-HamiltonDave Smith

Population Census Evaluation

June 1999

SUMMARY

This paper evaluates the effectiveness of implementing the ABS' 1996 Indigenous Enumeration Strategy (IES). The focus is on how the 1996 strategy worked from both the Nation and State perspectives. The 1996 IES consisted of a number of elements, some of which were applicable only in some circumstances. For example, the special procedures involving interview forms that were designed for use in nominated discrete communities were not used at all in NSW/ACT, Vic and Tas, where they were not required. The overall strategy and unique situations encountered in all States and Territories are presented in Section 4 on State Perspectives.

The elements of the 1996 Census IES which are covered in this paper are:

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